Pure Blue Emitting Poly(3,6-dimethoxy-9,9-dialkylsilafluorenes) Prepared via Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Diarylmagnesate Monomers
摘要:
Polysilafluorenes (PSFs) are an important class of light-emitting conjugate polymers noted for their characteristic brilliant solid state blue luminescence, high quantum efficiency, excellent solubility, and improved thermal stability. These polymers are also reported to have superior electron conductivity to polyfluorenes. The higher electron affinity and conductivity, which are particularly promising for OLEDs, originate from sigma*-pi* conjugation between the sigma* antibonding orbital of the exocyclic Si-C bond and the pi* antibonding orbital of the butadiene fragment. In this paper, we present the synthesis and thorough characterization of several new derivatives of 2,7-dibromo-3,6-dimethoxy-9,9-dialkylsilafluorene monomers and demonstrate an efficient room temperature route to their polymerization. In addition to silafluorene monomers with simple alkyl side chains, we have increased the functionality of several of our monomers by incorporating vinyl, cyclohexenyl, and norbornenyl moieties into their side chains, which we believe is useful for postpolymerization modification. (i.e., adding pendant emitters to tune PL or cross-linking). The production of polymer was achieved using a nickel-catalyzed polycondenation of diarylmagnesate-type monomers in a mixed solvent system of THF and 1,4-dioxane (7:3). Using 1,4-dioxane as a cosolvent was discovered to significantly increase the Mg/Br exchange rate by a factor of 5, reducing the time required to achieve stiochiometric conversion of sterically hindered and electron rich 2,7-dibromo-3,6-dimethoxy-9,9-dialkylsilafluorene to 2 h. Also, relatively fast rates of polymerization were observed. Polymers reached their maximum molecular weight within 30 m. In many cases, M-n exceeds 50 kg/mol (PDI similar to 1.5-2.0). The resultant polymers possess characteristic blue photoluminescence with solid state quantum yields (exceeding 80% in many cases). Polymer films have excellent transparency (with a measured E-g similar to 3.0 eV) and thermal stability as demonstrated by TGA/DSC. Energy levels determined using CV were -5.62 and -2.62 eV for HOMO and LUMO, respectively.
Synthesis and photophysical properties of highly emissive compounds containing a dibenzosilole core
作者:Liangchun Li、Caihong Xu、Shuhong Li
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.11.074
日期:2010.1
A series of new rigid rod-like molecules consisting of a dibenzosilole core, ethynylene linkages, and different aryl end-groups has been synthesized by palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions. These compounds exhibit intense blue to green emissions with high quantum efficiencies and good thermal stabilities.
A General Strategy for the Facile Synthesis of 2,7-Dibromo-9-heterofluorenes
作者:Run-Feng Chen、Qu-Li Fan、Chao Zheng、Wei Huang
DOI:10.1021/ol0524499
日期:2006.1.1
A facile, highly efficient, and economical procedure for the preparation of 6,6 '-diiodo-4,4 '-dibromo-3,3 '-dimethoxylbiphenyl has been found. From this compound, a general synthetic strategy for the preparation of 2,7-dibromo-9-heterofluorenes has been developed. Five 2,7-dibromo-9-heterofluorenes have been easily synthesized for the first time according to the procedure presented, opening the door to new classes of inorganic and organometallic conjugated polymeric materials of polyheterofluorenes.
The fluorescent liquid crystal and spiro-silicon bridged compounds based on silafluorene core
Based on silafluorene core, the liquid crystal silafluorene and spiro-silicon bridged silafluorene compounds were synthesized. Apart from higher thermal stability, the obtained compounds containing liquid crystal units demonstrated liquid crystal behavior and fluorescent properties with higher solid fluorescent quantum yield. The spiro-silicon bridged compound displayed good solubility, which led to easy processing. Besides, it exhibited easy preparation and higher emissive fluorescent properties. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.